Recent content by chimoii

Interesting that this would be resurrected and it is certainly a good time to check these things, thanks. One thing that has changed since my 2015 post on the subject, it is no longer necessary, in Canada, to have the annual testing tags affixed. The extinguishers must be easily accessible and...

A great example of how well these boats hold value. We bought our 2008 Venture 23 (no trailer!) with twin 60hp Yamahas new from PBH at the equivalent of $50,000 US. We traded it on the R25SC Ranger. I occasionally go through the 2016 C-Dory album with fond memories.

A great example of how well these boats hold value. We bought our 2008 Venture 23 (no trailer!) with twin 60hp Yamahas new from PBH at the equivalent of $50,000 US. We traded it on the R25SC Ranger. I occasionally go through the 2016 C-Dory album with fond memories.

Just for interest, how much is a new fully rigged out CD Venture 23 or 26 these days? Anyone know?

Those were transients hunting sea lions. Beautiful carnivores. The significance of the L pod sighting is that J,K & L pods make up the southern resident population. None of the pods is remembered as being as far south as CA before. It’s assumed they are getting really short of salmon locally.

Interesting to hear that L Pod was spotted off the California coast last week.

I have to agree. We moved from a 23 Venture to a Ranger 25SC two years ago. I'm truly delighted with the Tug but occasionally wistful for the 23 even now. The twin 60 Yamahas were easy to maintain, as were all the systems on the boat. I liked the Wallas better than the Kenyon alcohol/electric...

Maybe they will call it a Marinaut? :wink:

Once you've practiced your splice (maybe on a spare bit of 1/2" first) you may be concerned about fraying at the splice ends. Traditionally I have whipped those ends but in later years I'm lazy. I slip a short piece of heat shrink tape over each end before I splice. When finished I just drop...

Congratulations! I have seen that boat around and it's really nice and not heavily used. Are you keeping it in Westport? Maybe we will see each other out on the water. We are in Van Isle.

That appointment makes a lot of business sense. The West Marine stores in Canada have been closed for a little over a year now because they were simply not economic. Sales of basic boating product are now simply a method to draw people into the stores where they can be attracted toward purchase...

Clear response on this issue from Jeff Mesmer can be found on TugNuts.

Mark, Making that sort of commitment to a show like Seattle shows that both you and the dealer are truly behind the product. It costs money and takes time from the day to day business. It's a lot of work and I wish you every success and lots of orders!!

I can only give my personal experience with Port Boat House. I bought a 23 Venture from them in 2009. There were a couple of very minor issues with the boat in the first months, as there are with any new boat, and these were promptly addressed by Dave and Mike. Over the next 7 years I could...

Thanks for giving me a smile this morning :) Before owning the 23 Venture with twin Yamaha 60s I'd owned a couple of other boats with twins, including one with a pair of gasoline V8's. On all those boats the choice had been to run port/starboard/both with the tanks. Generally I ran in the...